1/4 Bushel, I'm not complete yet: Churching the Unchurched

A friend of mine shared this quote with me the other day. I had to borrow it from the ''Truth Matters'' blog to share here.

What do we need besides the gospel to attract the lost to the cross? Nothing. This job belongs to only One.

"Churching the unchurched is an absolute fallacy – it is like purposing to let the tares in. It is absolutely bizarre to want to make unsaved people feel comfortable in a church. The church is not a building – the church is a group of worshiping, redeemed, and sanctified people among whom an unbeliever should feel either miserable, convicted and drawn to Christ, or else alienated and isolated. Only if the church hides its message and ceases to be what God designed the church to be, can it make an unbeliever comfortable."

John MacArthur

What must I do to be saved?

Romans 3:23 says that "For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." That means me and you.

Romans 6:23 says "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord." The term death there means eternal separation from God. We do not simply cease to exist! The Gift God has offered us is free. It is not by works.

Romans 10:9 says "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." This is a decision we all need to make.

This salvation is not a religion.
This salvation is a relationship with a very personal God.

It is not saying a prayer and going back to living as a sinner.
It is making Jesus Christ Lord of you life.

It is not a life of ease. It is not about being healthy and wealthy.
It is love, joy, peace, happyness and so much more that only Jesus Christ can offer.

Jesus says in John 14:6 "I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the father except through me."

Jesus is the only way!
If you would like to make a decision for Christ let me know. I will do all that I am able to see that you find a great church to help you grow!

Favorite Scriptures

1. James 1:22- Do not merely listen to the word, and so decieve yourselves. Do what it says.

2. 1 Timothy 4:12- Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity.

3. Romans 8:28- And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

4. 1 John 2:5b&6- By this we may know that we are in him: whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.

1/4 Bushel, I'm not complete yet

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Churching the Unchurched

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